This week is anti bullying week. What have you been doing in your setting?

For most of us the focus will be on bullying among, or between, children and young people. For more on anti-bullying week and for useful resources visit the “anti-bullying alliance” website.

This week is also a good opportunity, however, to carry out a brief health check within our workplaces too.

• How sure are we that each of us is neither bully nor bullied?
• How certain are we that if anyone does feel bullied they would know how to gain support?
• Do we have the right policies in place to deal with any issues that do arise?
• Do all colleagues belong to a union to ensure there are professionals on call to help provide advice and support?

Bullying is very unhealthy, and can be not only corrosive but destructive. Just as we believe in healthy schools and healthy settings we also need to stand up for healthy workplaces.

There is more advice here on the way that each of us can help to make sure we are indeed all benefiting from healthy workplaces.

If you are a member and require further advice, contact your local representative or your Regional Officer (you will need to log in if you aren’t logged in already). If you are not a member why not join us?